Krauthammer said the pick is “very encouraging.” And Trump’s “way of saying that he’s serious about school choice.”

He added, “[T]his, I think, is a tremendous opportunity, because it would make a huge difference in the lives of inner city students, particularly. It will be an opportunity to demonstrate that conservative ideas can work if implemented. And I think it shows seriousness about policy, which has not been as strong a point for the President-Elect, in the form of this nominee.”